Man being arrested required wrap device after kicking officer

STOCKTON – A 28-year-old man who was being arrested early today on suspicion of assaulting an underage girl he was in a dating relationship with turned his anger on a Stockton police officer and required a wrap device to subdue him after kicking the officer, authorities reported.

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By The Record

Posted May. 5, 2014 at 4:23 PM
Updated May 5, 2014 at 4:27 PM

By The Record

Posted May. 5, 2014 at 4:23 PM
Updated May 5, 2014 at 4:27 PM

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STOCKTON – A 28-year-old man who was being arrested early today on suspicion of assaulting an underage girl he was in a dating relationship with turned his anger on a Stockton police officer and required a wrap device to subdue him after kicking the officer, authorities reported.

The suspect, Rigoberto Salgado, 28, was taken to San Joaquin General Hospital where he was prebooked before he was jailed on suspicion of battery, resisting arrest, assault on an officer and narcotics charges, according to a report.

Police got a call around 1:20 a.m. today regarding a man assaulting a woman in the middle of the intersection at California and Lindsay streets just northeast of downtown. They learned that the suspect and victim were in a dating relationship and Salgado allegedly struck her in the face during an argument.

As Salgado became uncooperative and continued to interrupt interviews, officers attempted to put him in the back of a patrol car. He refused to get up off the ground and had to be carried, at which point he kicked the officer several times in the shin. When the officer released him, Salgado got back on the ground and began slamming his head into the concrete, claiming he was going to kill himself, police reported.

This led to a small laceration on his head, and the wrap was deployed to help control Salgado. While searching him, officers also discovered 0.46 grams of crystal methamphetamine, according to a report.